Category: Women
Indigenous women mark March 8 protesting dam proje...
Posted by admin2 | Mar 8, 2019 | Philippines, The Commons, Women | 0
Event Summary: Online Webinar on the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Women Globally: Voices from the Global South
by Anisa | Sep 14, 2022 | Asia/World, Event, Peace and Security, Power and Democracy, Women | 0
On September 8, 2022, Focus on the Global South co-organized a webinar on “The Impact of the...
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Ms. Saing Siem at Women’s Dialogue Program: The Concept of Gender Justice and Social Justice in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 30th August 2022. Photo by Phun Phearun.
Bridging the Voices of Local Communities — An Interview with Saing Siem
by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
By Ros Sokunthy As the head of Achangrong Sameithmey Agricultural Community in Kampong Chhnang...
Read MoreSONGKHLA NARUEMIT PRIDE 2022: Rising of the LGBTQIAN+ voices beyond Bangkok
by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Photo, Thailand, Women | 0
Introduction by Kheetanat Wannaboworn Photos by Feminist Mermaid Thailand recently made a historic...
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Chhoeun Ratha, a land rights’ activist, is a 40-year-old widow with three children, living in the Ou Vor Preng community land in Battambang province.
Fighting for Land Rights in Cambodia — Interview with Chhoeun Ratha
by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
Leading the Charge For more than ten years, I’ve been involved in various reclamation...
Read MoreStatement: Solidarity with women of the world facing multiple crises!
by Anisa | Mar 8, 2022 | Asia/World, Statement, Women | 0
The month of March 2022, widely known as Women’s Month, began under the looming shadow of...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Impacts on Women’s Economy, Women’s Rights and Livelihood in Thailand
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Thailand, Women | 0
In 2020, Thailand was the first country in the world to detect COVID-19 transmission outside...
Read MoreIndia’s Child-care Workers Fight for Recognition and Just Wages
by Ranjini Basu | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, India, Opinion/Analysis, Women | 0
Thousands of anganwadi (child-care) workers and helpers are on strike across multiple states in...
Read MoreGrey Economy and Sickly Recovery: Informal Women Workers in Pandemic-Ravaged Philippines
by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | Mar 3, 2022 | COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Women | 0
Last month, on January 27, the Duterte administration’s economic managers released a joint...
Read MoreRebuilding a Democratic Public Economy is a Feminist Issue
by Shalmali Guttal | Mar 3, 2022 | Asia/World, COVID-19 Updates, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Women | 0
The COVID-19 pandemic manifested in a world racked with accelerating climate change, recurring...
Read MoreIndia’s women COVID warriors continue struggle for justice
by Ranjini Basu | Aug 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, India, Women | 0
By Ranjini Basu Before the COVID pandemic struck India, its Ministry of Health, stated that the...
Read MoreIndia’s women fishworkers marginalized under COVID-19 lockdown
by Ayantika Das | Aug 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, India, Women | 0
The following is an interview with Jesu Rethinam Christy, an executive committee member of the...
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Condemning Crackdown on Women Activists in Delhi
by Focus on the Global South Ally/Friend/Partner | May 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, India, Women | 0
1,100 + FEMINISTS ACROSS RELIGION, CLASS, CASTE, ETHNICITY, ABILITY, SEXUALITY AND GENDERS ISSUE...
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